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Chronic Illness Infant Mortality Obesity/Overweight
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Health Behaviors Marriage/Divorce Violence
Health Care Utilization Mortality Women's Health

 

Birth/Pregnancy

bullet graphicUpdated Pregnancy Estimates From CDC Now Available (June 15, 2004)

bullet graphicNew Report Tracks Trends in Births by State, Shows   Westward Shift in Births (May 10, 2004)

bullet graphicNew Report Presents Rates of Reproduction for 1990-2002  and Latest U.S. Intrinsic Rates (March 18, 2004)

Teen Birth Rate Continues to Decline; African-American Teens Show Sharpest Drop--Final 2002 United States Birth Data Now Available (December 17, 2003)

U.S. Pregnancy Rate Down from Peak; Births and Abortions on the Decline
(October 31, 2003)

New Report Revises Birth and Fertility Rates for the 1990s Uses 2000 Census Population Estimates to Improve Accuracy (August 4, 2003)

U.S. Birth Rate Reaches Record Low--Births to Teens Continue 12-Year Decline; Cesarean Deliveries Reach All-Time High (July 25, 2003)

New Birth Report Shows More Moms Get Prenatal Care--Births: Final Data for 2001 (December 18, 2002)

American Women Are Waiting to Begin Families; Average Age at First Birth up More Than 3 Years From 1970 to 2000--Mean Age of Mother, 1970-2000 (December 11, 2002)

HHS Report Shows Teen Birth Rate Falls  to New Record Low in 2001--Births: Preliminary Data for 2001 (June 6, 2002)

Comprehensive Report on 2000 Growth Charts Available
(May 13, 2002)

Women Are Having More Children, New Report Shows Teen Births Continue to Decline--Births: Final Data for 2000 (February 12, 2002)

New CDC Report Tracks Trends in Cesarean Births and VBACs during the 1990s (December 27, 2001)

New CDC Report Tracks Trends in Teen Births from 1940-2000 (September 25, 2001)

Smoking During Pregnancy--Rates Drop Steadily in the 1990's, but among Teen Mothers Progress Has Stalled--Smoking during pregnancy in the 1990s (August 28, 2001) 

New CDC Report Shows Teen Birth Rate Hits Record Low; U.S. Births Top 4 Million in 2000--Births: Preliminary Data for 2000 (July 24, 2001)

Teen Pregnancy Rate Reaches a Record Low in 1997--Trends in Pregnancy Rates for the United States, 1976-97; An Update (June 12, 2001)

Higher Order Multiple Births Drop for First Time in a Decade--Births: Final Data for 1999 (April 17, 2001)

New Report Tracks Trends and Patterns in Nonmarital Births--50-year rise in births to unmarried women levels off during the 1990's (October 18, 2000)

New CDC Birth Report Shows Teen Birth Rates Continue to Drop; Report Also Covers Key Aspects of Maternal and Infant Health--Births: Preliminary Data for 1999. (August 8, 2000)

State Data on Teen Births Now Available--Variations in Teenage Birth Rates, 1991-98:  National and State Trends (April 24, 2000)

Births in the United States Increase for the First Time Since 1990--Births: Final Data for 1998. (March 28, 2000)

U.S. Pregnancy Rate Lowest in Two Decades--New Report Documents Trends in Births, Abortions, and Miscarriages (February 11, 2000)

U.S. Pregnancy Rate Lowest in Two Decades--New Report Documents Trends in Births, Abortions, and Miscarriages (December 15, 1999)

Attendant, Place, and Timing and Use of Obstetric Interventions of U.S. Births Change Over Past Decade (December 2, 1999)

Multiple Birth Rate for Older Women is Sky Rocketing (September 14, 1999)

Teen Birth Rate Down in All States Drives U.S. Birth Rate to Record Low (April 29, 1999)

Teens Less Likely to Have Second Baby (December 17, 1998)

Smoking Among Teen Mothers is on the Rise
(November 19, 1998)

Latest Birth Statistics for the Nation Released (June 30, 1998)

Teenage Births in the United States: State Trends, 1991-96, an Update (June 30, 1998)

New Study Shows Lower Mortality Rates for Infants Delivered By Certified Nurse Midwives (May 19, 1998)

Teen Birth Rates Down in All States (April 30, 1998)

New Study Identifies Infants at Greatest Health Risk (February 26, 1998)

New Study Profiles Hispanic Births in America (February 13, 1998)

Triplet Births: Trends and Outcomes, 1971-94 (November 13, 1997)

1995 Birth Statistics Released (June 10, 1997)

New Report Documents Trends in Childbearing, Reproductive Health (June 5, 1997)

Mother's Educational Level Influences Birth Rate (April 24, 1997)

Teenage Birth Rates Down in a Majority of States (December 19, 1996)

Vital Statistics Report Shows Broad Gains in the Nation's Health (October 4, 1996)

Teen Births Drop For Third Straight Year (June 24, 1996)

CDC Releases Natality and Teen Pregnancy Reports (September 21, 1995)

Births to Unmarried Mothers: United States, (June 6, 1995)

Birth Characteristics for Asian or Pacific Islander Subgroups, (May 11, 1995)

Advance Report of Final Natality Statistics
(October 25, 1994)

Children’s Health

More Children Than Ever Had Health Insurance in 2003, But Coverage For Working-Age Adults Declined (June 30, 2004)

Nine Million U.S. Children Diagnosed with Asthma, New Report Finds (March 31, 2004)

New CDC Report Looks at Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder--Attention Deficit Disorder and Learning Disability: United States, 1997-98 (May 22, 2002)

bullet graphicObesity Still on the Rise, New Data Show (October 8, 2002)

bullet graphicMore American Children and Teens are Overweight--Prevalence of Overweight Among Children and Adolescents: United States, 1999 (March 12, 2001)

bullet graphicNew Pediatric Growth Charts Provide Tool To Ward Off Future Weight Problems--CDC Growth Charts: United States. (May 30, 2000)

bullet graphicMaternal and Child Health Compared in U.S. and Russia (May 25, 1999)

bullet graphicFamily Environment Affects Health of Family Members (January 1997)

bullet graphicFederal Government Issues Key Report on Well-Being of Nation's Children (July 2, 1997)

bullet graphicBlood Lead Levels in the U.S. Population  (July 26, 1994)

Chronic Illness

Nine Million U.S. Children Diagnosed with Asthma, New Report Finds

HHS Issues Report Charting Steady Gains in Americans' Health, Though Diabetes Remains Growing Concern (October 3, 2003)

bullet graphicNew Estimates for Asthma Tracked (October 5, 2001)

bullet graphicNew Data Show AIDS Patients Less Likely to be Hospitalized (June 9, 1999)

bullet graphicNew Report on Declining Cancer Incidence and Death Rates; Report Shows Progress in Controlling Cancer  (March 12, 1998)

bullet graphicAIDS falls from Top Ten Causes of Death; Teen Births, Infant Mortality, Homicide All Decline (October 7, 1998)

bullet graphicMortality Trends for Alzheimer's Disease (February 29, 1996)

bullet graphicAmbulatory Care Visits for Asthma: United States, 1993-94 (September 26, 1996)

bullet graphicOffice Visits for Glaucoma: United States (March 30, 1995)

Diet/Nutrition

bullet graphicNutrition Monitoring in the United States: The Directory of Federal and State Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Activities--Up-to-date Guide to Federal and State Nutrition Data and Research Activities (March 21, 2000) 

bullet graphicFolate and Vitamin B12 Blood Concentrations Vary by Race and Ethnicity; Supplement Users Have Higher Concentrations (March 26, 1999)

bullet graphicNutrition Monitoring in the United States and Related Research Activities (October 23, 1998)

Disability

bullet graphicNew Report on Disability Available from NCHS

Elderly Health

bullet graphic2004 National Nursing Home Survey to Begin Includes New Nursing Assistant Supplement (April, 2004)

bullet graphicHome Health Care Patients: Data from the 2000 National Home and Hospice Care Survey (March, 2004)

bullet graphicNew Report Profiles Hospice Care in the United States Shows Drop in Length of Care (August 21, 2003)

bullet graphicAging Boomers Drive Up Doctor Visits--Diagnostic Tests and Prescriptions Also on Increase (August 11, 2003

bullet graphicPhysician Visits Increase for Older Patients; Doctors Prescribe More Medications for Patients of All Ages--National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 1999 Summary (July 17, 2001)

bullet graphicNew Series of Reports to Monitor Health of Older Americans (April 18, 2001)

bullet graphicU.S. Nursing Homes Profiled in A New Report--An Overview of Nursing Home Facilities:  Data from the 1997 National Nursing Home Survey (March 1, 2000)

bullet graphicAnnual Report on Nation's Health Spotlights Elderly Americans (October 13, 1999)

bullet graphicNew Report on Disability Available from NCHS (November 1997)

bullet graphicAmericans Less Likely to Use Nursing Home Care Today (January 23, 1997)

bullet graphicMortality Trends for Alzheimer's Disease (February 29, 1996)

Environmental Health

bullet graphicLatex Allergy Testing in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (January 28, 1998)

bullet graphicBlood Lead Levels Keep Dropping; New Guidelines Proposed for Those Most Vulnerable (February 20, 1997)

bullet graphicFamily Environment Affects Health of Family Members  (January 1997)

bullet graphicExposure to Second-Hand Smoke Widespread (April 23, 1996)

bullet graphicBlood Lead Levels in the U.S. Population
(July 26, 1994)

Growth Charts

bullet graphicComprehensive Report on 2000 Growth Charts Available (May 13, 2002)

bullet graphicNew Pediatric Growth Charts Provide Tool To Ward Off Future Weight Problems--CDC Growth Charts: United States (May 30, 2000)

Health Behaviors

bullet graphicMore Than One-Third of U.S. Adults Use Complementary and Alternative Medicine, According to New Government Survey (May 27, 2004)

bullet graphicNew Report Examines Americans' Health Behaviors (February 25, 2004)

bullet graphicCDC Releases Report on Alcohol Use in the United States (September 21, 2001)

bullet graphicSmoking During Pregnancy--Rates Drop Steadily in the 1990's, but among Teen Mothers Progress Has Stalled--Smoking during pregnancy in the 1990s (August 28, 2001)

bullet graphicTeens Less Likely to Have Second Baby (December 17, 1998)

bullet graphicSmoking Among Teen Mothers is on the Rise
(November 19, 1998)

bullet graphicRelationship Between Cigarette Smoking and Other Unhealthy Behaviors Among Our Nation's Youth: United States (April 24, 1995)

Health Care Utilization

bullet graphic"Ambulatory Care Visits to Physician Offices, Hospital Outpatient Departments, and Emergency Departments: United States, 1999-2000" (September 23, 2004)

bullet graphicNew Study Shows Critical Role for Primary Care Specialists (August 26, 2004)

New Report Studies Emergency Departments That Serve High Volumes of "Safety Net" Patients (May 21, 2004)

bullet graphicMore Than One-Third of U.S. Adults Use Complementary and Alternative Medicine, According to New Government Survey (May 27, 2004)

bullet graphic2004 National Nursing Home Survey to Begin Includes New Nursing Assistant Supplement (April, 2004)

bullet graphicCDC Releases Latest Data on Emergency Department Visits (March 18, 2004)

bullet graphicHome Health Care Patients: Data from the 2000 National Home and Hospice Care Survey (March, 2004)

bullet graphicHealth Care in America:  Trends in Utilization (January 30, 2004)

bullet graphicNew Report Profiles Hospice Care in the United States Shows Drop in Length of Care (August 21, 2003)

bullet graphicAging Boomers Drive Up Doctor Visits--Diagnostic Tests and Prescriptions Also on Increase (August 11, 2003)

bullet graphicMore Americans Seek  Medical Care in Hospital  Emergency Rooms--Injuries Cause One in Three Visits (June 4, 2003)

bullet graphicNew Report Shows Current Patterns of Hospitalization in the United States--Hospital Stays Much Shorter Now than 30 Years Ago (April 9, 2003)

bullet graphicPhysician Visits Reach 824 Million in 2000; More Cardiovascular-Renal, Hormone and Metabolic/Nutrient Drug Visits--National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2000 Summary (June 5, 2002)

bullet graphicVisits to the Emergency Department Increase Nationwide--National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2000 Emergency Department Summary (April 22, 2002)

bullet graphicNew Estimates for Asthma Tracked (October 5, 2001)

bullet graphicNew Study Profiles Women's Use of Health Care; Women more likely than men to visit the doctor, more likely to have annual exams--Utilization of Ambulatory Medical Care by Women: United States, 1997-98 (July 25, 2001)

bullet graphicPhysician Visits Increase for Older Patients; Doctors Prescribe More Medications for Patients of All Ages--National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 1999 Summary (July 17, 2001)

bullet graphicVisits to the Emergency Department Exceed 100 Million in 1999; Fewer Young People Require Emergency Treatment for Injuries--National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 1999 Emergency Department Summary (June 25, 2001)

bullet graphicHospital Stays Grow Shorter, Heart Disease Leading Cause of Hospitalization--1999 National Hospital Discharge Survey (April 24, 2001)

bullet graphicHospital Use Down but Avoidable Hospitalizations Increase (March 12, 2001)

bullet graphicSports-Related Injuries Cause 2.6 Million Visits Annually by Children and Young Adults to Emergency Rooms (March 5, 2001)

bullet graphicNew National Hospital Data Set Now Available (February 9, 2001)

bullet graphicMammography on the Rise for Women Age 50 and Over--Health, United States, 2000 With Adolescent Health Chartbook. (July 26, 2000)

bullet graphicU.S. Nursing Homes Profiled in A New Report--An Overview of Nursing Home Facilities:  Data from the 1997 National Nursing Home Survey (March 1, 2000)

bullet graphicNew NCHS Publications Address Critical Issues in Health Care (December 31, 1999)

bullet graphicLatest Data on Ambulatory Medical Care in America--New Information Available on Managed Care (July 12, 1999)

bullet graphicNew Data Show AIDS Patients Less Likely to be Hospitalized (June 9, 1999)

bullet graphicAmbulatory and Inpatient Procedures (April 20, 1999)

bullet graphicAmbulatory and Inpatient Procedures (December 16, 1998)

bullet graphicOffice Visits to Orthopedic Surgeons: United States, 1995-96  (October 7, 1998)

bullet graphicReport Documents Three Decades of Surgical Sterilization Trends (June 26, 1998)

bullet graphicNew Study Shows Lower Mortality Rates for Infants Delivered By Certified Nurse Midwives (May 19, 1998)

bullet graphicNew Report on Declining Cancer Incidence and Death Rates; Report Shows Progress in Controlling Cancer (March 12, 1998)

bullet graphicInjury Visits to Hospital Emergency Departments (March 3, 1998)

bullet graphicMonitoring Health Care in America (June 1997)

bullet graphicAmericans Less Likely to Use Nursing Home Care Today (January 23, 1997)

bullet graphicMonitoring Health Care in America (December 1996)

bullet graphicAmbulatory Care Visits for Asthma: United States, 1993-94 (September 26, 1996)

bullet graphicMonitoring Health Care in America (September 1996)

bullet graphicMonitoring Health Care in America (June 1996)

bullet graphicMonitoring Health Care in America (March 1996)

bullet graphicMonitoring Health Care in America (December 1995)

bullet graphicMonitoring Health Care in America (September 1995)

bullet graphicOffice Visits for Glaucoma: United States (March 30, 1995)

bullet graphicInjury-Related Visits to Hospital Emergency Departments: United States
(February 1, 1995)

bullet graphicHealth Insurance and Cancer Screening Among Women (August 3, 1994)

Health Disparities

bullet graphicNew Report Studies Emergency Departments That Serve High Volumes of "Safety Net" Patients (May 21, 2004)

bullet graphicNew CDC Report Analyzes Patterns of Body Weight in US Adults--Striking differences by race, ethnicity, gender, and education (September 6, 2002)

bullet graphicHHS Report Finds Health Improves for Most Racial, Ethnic Groups; But Disparities Remain in Some Areas--Healthy People 2000: Trends in Racial and Ethnic-Specific Rates for the Health Status Indicators: United States, 1990-98 (January 24, 2002)

bullet graphicHHS Issues Report on Community Health in Rural, Urban Areas; Statistics Show Suburban Residents Fare Better in Many Key Health Indicators--Health, United States, 2001 With Urban and Rural Health Chartbook (September 10, 2001) 

bullet graphicPuerto Ricans' Health Fares Worse Than Other U.S. Hispanics--Health Outcomes Among Hispanic Subgroups: Data from the National Health Interview Survey, 1992-95 (February 23, 2000)

bullet graphicInfant Mortality Statistics Show Variation by Race, Ethnicity, and State (July 20, 2000)

bullet graphicNew Report Documents Improvement in American's Health (June 10, 1999)

bullet graphicSIDS Deaths Reach New Record Low in 1997, but Disparities Persist for Minority Communities (October 22, 1998)

bullet graphicHealth In America Tied to Income and Education (July 30, 1998)

bullet graphic10 Million Americans of All Ages Do not Get Enough to Eat (March 26, 1998)

bullet graphicFirm Size, Location Determines Who Gets Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance (March 10, 1998)

bullet graphicNew Study Profiles Hispanic Births in America (February 13, 1998)

bullet graphicMother's Educational Level Influences Birth Rate (April 24, 1997)

bullet graphicU.S. Infant and General Mortality: Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities (July 9, 1995)

bullet graphicAnnual Report on Nation's Health Shows Continued Disparities (June 22, 1995)

bullet graphicBirth Characteristics for Asian or Pacific Islander Subgroups (May 11, 1995)

Health Insurance

More Children Than Ever Had Health Insurance in 2003, But Coverage For Working-Age Adults Declined (June 30, 2004)

First Joint Survey of Health in Canada and the United States Shows Both Countries Report High Level of Health (June 2, 2004)

bullet graphicNew Report Studies Emergency Departments That Serve High Volumes of "Safety Net" Patients (May 21, 2004)

bullet graphicHealth Care in America: Trends in Utilization (January 30, 2004)

bullet graphicHHS Report Shows More American Children With Health Coverage; Progress Reflects Success of Bi-Partisan State Children’s Health Insurance Program--Early Release of Selected Estimates
Based on Data From the 2001 NHIS
(July 15, 2002)

bullet graphicHealth Insurance Coverage Improves for American Children--Early Release of Selected Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Data From January-June 2001 (Released February 4, 2002)

bullet graphicFirm Size, Location Determines Who Gets Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance (March 10, 1998)

bullet graphicHealth Insurance and Cancer Screening Among Women (August 3, 1994)

Infant Mortality

bullet graphicU.S. Life Expectancy at All-Time High, But Infant Mortality Increases (February 11, 2004)

bullet graphicNew CDC Report Shows Record Low Infant Mortality Rate SIDS Rate Drops 11 percent in One Year (September 15, 2003)

bullet graphicHHS Study Finds Life Expectancy in the U.S. Rose to 77.2 Years in 2001--Annual Mortality Report Also Includes New Category for Terrorism Homicide (March 14, 2003)

bullet graphicFinal 2000 Mortality Statistics Now Available (September 16, 2002)

bullet graphicNew CDC Report Analyzes Patterns of Infant Mortality in 2000 (August 28, 2002)

bullet graphicNew CDC Report Shows Decline in Infant Mortality Rate in 1999 Analyzes Patterns of Infant Mortality (January 31, 2002)

bullet graphicMortality Declines for Several Leading Causes of Death in 1999--Deaths: Preliminary Data for 1999 (June 26, 2001)

bullet graphicInfant Mortality Statistics Show Variation by Race, Ethnicity, and State (July 20, 2000)

bullet graphicInfant Mortality Rates Vary by Race and Ethnicity--New Report Examines Contributing Causes (August 5, 1999)

bullet graphicLatest Final Mortality Statistics Available (June 30, 1999)

bullet graphicFinal Mortality Data for 1996 Sets New Records Highest Life Expectancy and Lowest Infant Mortality Rate  (November 10, 1998)

bullet graphicSIDS Deaths Reach New Record Low in 1997, but Disparities Persist for Minority Communities (October 22, 1998)

bullet graphicAIDS falls from Top Ten Causes of Death; Teen Births, Infant Mortality, Homicide All Decline (October 7, 1998)

bullet graphicUpdate on Risk Factors for Infant Mortality (August 27, 1998)

bullet graphicNew Study Shows Lower Mortality Rates for Infants Delivered By Certified Nurse Midwives (May 19, 1998)

bullet graphicVital Statistics Report Shows Significant Gain in Health (September 11, 1997)

bullet graphic1995 Final Mortality Statistics Released (June 12, 1997)

bullet graphicVital Statistics Report Shows Broad Gains in the Nation's Health (October 4, 1996)

bullet graphicAdvance Report of Final Mortality Statistics, United States: 1993 (February 29, 1996)

bullet graphicNational Data Show Drop in Homicide and Increase in Youth Suicide (October 23, 1995)

bullet graphicU.S. Infant and General Mortality: Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities (July 9, 1995)

Injuries

Timely Topics (June 2004)

bullet graphicCDC Releases Latest Data on Emergency Department Visits (March 18, 2004)

bullet graphicU.S. Life Expectancy at All-Time High, But Infant Mortality Increases (February 11, 2004)

bullet graphicHHS Issues Report Charting Steady Gains in Americans' Health, Though Diabetes Remains Growing Concern (October 3, 2003)

bullet graphicNew Report Looks at Latest Mortality Trends (September 25, 2003)

bullet graphicMore Americans Seek  Medical Care in Hospital  Emergency Rooms--Injuries Cause One in Three Visits (June 4, 2003)

bullet graphicHHS Study Finds Life Expectancy in the U.S. Rose to 77.2 Years in 2001--Annual Mortality Report Also Includes New Category for Terrorism Homicide (March 14, 2003)

bullet graphicFinal 2000 Mortality Statistics Now Available (September 16, 2002)

bullet graphicHHS Issues Report Showing Dramatic Improvements in America's Health Over Past 50 Years--Infant Mortality at Record Low, Life Expectancy at Record High (September 12, 2002)

bullet graphicVisits to the Emergency Department Increase Nationwide--National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2000 Emergency Department Summary (April 22, 2002)

bullet graphicLife Expectancy Hits New High in 2000; Mortality Declines for Several Leading Causes of Death--Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2000 (October 10, 2001)

bullet graphicNew CDC Report on US  Mortality U.S. Mortality Patterns (September 25, 2001)

bullet graphicMortality Declines for Several Leading Causes of Death in 1999--Deaths: Preliminary Data for 1999 (June 26, 2001)

bullet graphicVisits to the Emergency Department Exceed 100 Million in 1999; Fewer Young People Require Emergency Treatment for Injuries--National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 1999 Emergency Department Summary (June 25, 2001)

bullet graphicSports-Related Injuries Cause 2.6 Million Visits Annually by Children and Young Adults to Emergency Rooms (March 5, 2001)

bullet graphicGun Deaths Among Children and Teens Drop Sharply--Deaths: Final Data for 1998. (July 24, 2000)

bullet graphicNew Report Details Injuries in America--the place, type, and cause of 41 million injuries annually (June 20, 2000)

bullet graphicAnnual Report on Nation's Health Spotlights Elderly Americans (October 13, 1999)

bullet graphicAIDS Falls From Top Fifteen Causes of Death; Teen Births, Homicides Decline; But no Change in Infant Mortality (October 5, 1999)

bullet graphicLatest Final Mortality Statistics Available (June 30, 1999)

bullet graphicFinal Mortality Data for 1996 Sets New Records Highest Life Expectancy and Lowest Infant Mortality Rate (November 10, 1998)

bullet graphicAIDS falls from Top Ten Causes of Death; Teen Births, Infant Mortality, Homicide All Decline (October 7, 1998)

bullet graphicInjury Mortality Varies by Country (October 5, 1998)

bullet graphicInjury Visits to Hospital Emergency Departments (March 3, 1998)

bullet graphicVital Statistics Report Shows Significant Gain in Health (September 11, 1997)

bullet graphicReport on Nation's Health Documents Toll of Injuries in U.S. (July 24, 1997)

bullet graphicFederal Government Issues Key Report on Well-Being of Nation's Children (July 2, 1997)

bullet graphic1995 Final Mortality Statistics Released (June 12, 1997)

bullet graphicAtlas Reveals New Mortality Patterns for the United States (April 14, 1997)

bullet graphicVital Statistics Report Shows Broad Gains in the Nation's Health (October 4, 1996)

bullet graphicHealthy People 2000 Review, 1995-96

bullet graphicHHS Issues Annual "Health, United States" Report, with Special Profile of Women's Health (June 18, 1996)

bullet graphicAdvance Report of Final Mortality Statistics, United States: 1993 (February 29, 1996)

bullet graphicNational Data Show Drop in Homicide and Increase in Youth Suicide (October 23, 1995)

bullet graphicMany Teens Engage in Risk-Taking Behaviors That Can Lead to Chronic Disease, Injury, or Death (July 11, 1995)

bullet graphicAnnual Report on Nation's Health Shows Continued Disparities (June 22, 1995)

bullet graphicAdvance Report of Final Mortality Statistics (March 22, 1995) (Corrected and reprinted) 

bullet graphicInjury-Related Visits to Hospital Emergency Departments: United States (February 1, 1995)

Inside NCHS

bullet graphicNCHS Appoints New Leaders for National Health Surveys (July 12, 1999)

bullet graphicNew NHANES Survey Kicks Off (March 18, 1999)

bullet graphicNew Director Named to Head NCHS (April 1, 1996)

International Health

bullet graphicFirst Joint Survey of Health in Canada and the United States Shows Both Countries Report High Level of Health (June 2, 2004)

bullet graphicHHS Issues Report Charting Steady Gains in Americans' Health, Though Diabetes Remains Growing Concern (October 3, 2003)

bullet graphicReport Compares U.S. and Russian Mortality Now Available (September 26, 2003)

bullet graphicNew Report Shows Link between Community Environment and Women's Health (April 22, 2003)

bullet graphicHHS Issues Report Showing Dramatic Improvements in America's Health Over Past 50 Years--Infant Mortality at Record Low, Life Expectancy at Record High (September 12, 2002)

bullet graphicHHS Issues Report on Community Health in Rural, Urban Areas; Statistics Show Suburban Residents Fare Better in Many Key Health Indicators--Health, United States, 2001 With Urban and Rural Health Chartbook (September 10, 2001)

bullet graphicMammography on the Rise for Women Age 50 and Over--Health, United States, 2000 With Adolescent Health Chartbook. (July 26, 2000)

bullet graphicAnnual Report on Nation's Health Spotlights Elderly Americans (October 13, 1999)

bullet graphicMaternal and Child Health Compared in U.S. and Russia (May 25, 1999)

bullet graphicInjury Mortality Varies by Country (October 5, 1998)

bullet graphicHealth In America Tied to Income and Education  (July 30, 1998)

bullet graphicReport on Nation's Health Documents Toll of Injuries in U.S. (July 24, 1997)

bullet graphicHHS Issues Annual "Health, United States" Report, with Special Profile of Women's Health (June 18, 1996)

bullet graphicAnnual Report on Nation's Health Shows Continued Disparities (June 22, 1995)

Leading Causes of Death

bullet graphicU.S. Life Expectancy at All-Time High, But Infant Mortality Increases (February 11, 2004)

bullet graphicHHS Issues Report Charting Steady Gains in Americans' Health, Though Diabetes Remains Growing Concern (October 3, 2003)

bullet graphicNew Report Looks at Latest Mortality Trends (September 25, 2003)

bullet graphicHHS Study Finds Life Expectancy in the U.S. Rose to 77.2 Years in 2001--Annual Mortality Report Also Includes New Category for Terrorism Homicide (March 14, 2003)

bullet graphicFinal 2000 Mortality Statistics Now Available (September 16, 2002)

bullet graphicHHS Issues Report Showing Dramatic Improvements in America's Health Over Past 50 Years--Infant Mortality at Record Low, Life Expectancy at Record High (September 12, 2002)

bullet graphicLife Expectancy Hits New High in 2000; Mortality Declines for Several Leading Causes of Death--Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2000 (October 10, 2001)

bullet graphicNew CDC Report on US  Mortality U.S. Mortality Patterns (September 25, 2001)

bullet graphicHHS Issues Report on Community Health in Rural, Urban Areas; Statistics Show Suburban Residents Fare Better in Many Key Health Indicators--Health, United States, 2001 With Urban and Rural Health Chartbook (September 10, 2001)

bullet graphicMortality Declines for Several Leading Causes of Death in 1999--Deaths: Preliminary Data for 1999 (June 26, 2001)

bullet graphicMammography on the Rise for Women Age 50 and Over--Health, United States, 2000 With Adolescent Health Chartbook. (July 26, 2000)

bullet graphicGun Deaths Among Children and Teens Drop Sharply--Deaths: Final Data for 1998. (July 24, 2000)

bullet graphicAnnual Report on Nation's Health Spotlights Elderly Americans (October 13, 1999)

bullet graphicAIDS Falls From Top Fifteen Causes of Death; Teen Births, Homicides Decline; But no Change in Infant Mortality (October 5, 1999)

bullet graphicLatest Final Mortality Statistics Available (June 30, 1999)

bullet graphicFinal Mortality Data for 1996 Sets New Records Highest Life Expectancy and Lowest Infant Mortality Rate (November 10, 1998)

bullet graphicAIDS falls from Top Ten Causes of Death; Teen Births, Infant Mortality, Homicide All Decline (October 7, 1998)

bullet graphicHealth In America Tied to Income and Education (July 30, 1998)

bullet graphicVital Statistics Report Shows Significant Gain in Health (September 11, 1997)

bullet graphicReport on Nation's Health Documents Toll of Injuries in U.S. (July 24, 1997)

bullet graphic1995 Final Mortality Statistics Released (June 12, 1997)

bullet graphicVital Statistics Report Shows Broad Gains in the Nation's Health (October 4, 1996)

bullet graphicHHS Issues Annual "Health, United States" Report, with Special Profile of Women's Health (June 18, 1996)

bullet graphicAdvance Report of Final Mortality Statistics, United States: 1993 (February 29, 1996)

bullet graphicNational Data Show Drop in Homicide and Increase in Youth Suicide (October 23, 1995)

bullet graphicAnnual Report on Nation's Health Shows Continued Disparities (June 22, 1995)

bullet graphicAdvance Report of Final Mortality Statistics (March 22, 1995) (Corrected and reprinted) 

Life Expectancy

bullet graphicU.S. Life Expectancy at All-Time High, But Infant Mortality Increases (February 11, 2004)

bullet graphicHHS Issues Report Charting Steady Gains in Americans' Health, Though Diabetes Remains Growing Concern (October 3, 2003)

bullet graphicNew Report Looks at Latest Mortality Trends (September 25, 2003)

bullet graphicHHS Study Finds Life Expectancy in the U.S. Rose to 77.2 Years in 2001--Annual Mortality Report Also Includes New Category for Terrorism Homicide (March 14, 2003)

bullet graphicFinal 2000 Mortality Statistics Now Available (September 16, 2002)

bullet graphicHHS Issues Report Showing Dramatic Improvements in America's Health Over Past 50 Years--Infant Mortality at Record Low, Life Expectancy at Record High (September 12, 2002)

bullet graphicLife Expectancy Hits New High in 2000; Mortality Declines for Several Leading Causes of Death--Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2000 (October 10, 2001)

bullet graphicNew CDC Report on US  Mortality U.S. Mortality Patterns (September 25, 2001)

bullet graphicHHS Issues Report on Community Health in Rural, Urban Areas; Statistics Show Suburban Residents Fare Better in Many Key Health Indicators--Health, United States, 2001 With Urban and Rural Health Chartbook (September 10, 2001)

bullet graphicMortality Declines for Several Leading Causes of Death in 1999--Deaths: Preliminary Data for 1999 (June 26, 2001)

bullet graphicMammography on the Rise for Women Age 50 and Over--Health, United States, 2000 With Adolescent Health Chartbook. (July 26, 2000)

bullet graphicGun Deaths Among Children and Teens Drop Sharply--Deaths: Final Data for 1998. (July 24, 2000)

bullet graphicAnnual Report on Nation's Health Spotlights Elderly Americans (October 13, 1999)

bullet graphicAIDS Falls From Top Fifteen Causes of Death; Teen Births, Homicides Decline; But no Change in Infant Mortality (October 5, 1999)

bullet graphicLatest Final Mortality Statistics Available (June 30, 1999)

bullet graphicFinal Mortality Data for 1996 Sets New Records Highest Life Expectancy and Lowest Infant Mortality Rate (November 10, 1998)

bullet graphicAIDS falls from Top Ten Causes of Death; Teen Births, Infant Mortality, Homicide All Decline (October 7, 1998)

bullet graphicHealth In America Tied to Income and Education (July 30, 1998)

bullet graphicVital Statistics Report Shows Significant Gain in Health (September 11, 1997)

bullet graphicReport on Nation's Health Documents Toll of Injuries in U.S. (July 24, 1997)

bullet graphic1995 Final Mortality Statistics Released (June 12, 1997)

bullet graphicVital Statistics Report Shows Broad Gains in the Nation's Health (October 4, 1996)

bullet graphicHHS Issues Annual "Health, United States" Report, with Special Profile of Women's Health (June 18, 1996)

bullet graphicAdvance Report of Final Mortality Statistics, United States: 1993 (February 29, 1996)

bullet graphicNational Data Show Drop in Homicide and Increase in Youth Suicide (October 23, 1995)

bullet graphicAnnual Report on Nation's Health Shows Continued Disparities (June 22, 1995)

bullet graphicAdvance Report of Final Mortality Statistics (March 22, 1995) (Corrected and reprinted) 

Marriage/Divorce

bullet graphicNew Report Sheds Light on Trends and Patterns in Marriage, Divorce, and Cohabitation (July 24, 2002)

bullet graphic43 Percent of First Marriages Break Up Within 15 Years--First Marriage Dissolution, Divorce, and Remarriage: United States (May 24, 2001)

bullet graphicReporting of Marriage and Divorce Statistics

bullet graphicAdvance Report of Final Marriage Statistics, 1989 and 1990, (July 17, 1995)

bullet graphicAdvance Report of Final Divorce Statistics, (April 18, 1995)

Mortality/Deaths

Timely Topics (June 2004)

bullet graphicU.S. Life Expectancy at All-Time High, But Infant Mortality Increases (February 11, 2004)

bullet graphicHHS Issues Report Charting Steady Gains in Americans' Health, Though Diabetes Remains Growing Concern (October 3, 2003)

bullet graphicReport Compares U.S. and Russian Mortality Now Available (September 26, 2003)

bullet graphicNew Report Looks at Latest Mortality Trends (September 25, 2003)

bullet graphicNew CDC Report Shows Record Low Infant Mortality Rate SIDS Rate Drops 11 percent in One Year (September 15, 2003)

bullet graphicHHS Study Finds Life Expectancy in the U.S. Rose to 77.2 Years in 2001--Annual Mortality Report Also Includes New Category for Terrorism Homicide (March 14, 2003)

bullet graphicFinal 2000 Mortality Statistics Now Available (September 16, 2002)

bullet graphicHHS Issues Report Showing Dramatic Improvements in America's Health Over Past 50 Years--Infant Mortality at Record Low, Life Expectancy at Record High (September 12, 2002)

bullet graphicLife Expectancy Hits New High in 2000; Mortality Declines for Several Leading Causes of Death--Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2000 (October 10, 2001)

bullet graphicNew CDC Report on US  Mortality U.S. Mortality Patterns  (September 25, 2001)

bullet graphicHHS Issues Report on Community Health in Rural, Urban Areas; Statistics Show Suburban Residents Fare Better in Many Key Health Indicators--Health, United States, 2001 With Urban and Rural Health Chartbook (September 10, 2001)

bullet graphicMortality Declines for Several Leading Causes of Death in 1999--Deaths: Preliminary Data for 1999 (June 26, 2001)

bullet graphicMammography on the Rise for Women Age 50 and Over--Health, United States, 2000 With Adolescent Health Chartbook. (July 26, 2000)

bullet graphicGun Deaths Among Children and Teens Drop Sharply--Deaths: Final Data for 1998. (July 24, 2000)

bullet graphicAnnual Report on Nation's Health Spotlights Elderly Americans (October 13, 1999)

bullet graphicAIDS Falls From Top Fifteen Causes of Death; Teen Births, Homicides Decline; But no Change in Infant Mortality (October 5, 1999)

bullet graphicLatest Final Mortality Statistics Available (June 30, 1999)

bullet graphicFinal Mortality Data for 1996 Sets New Records Highest Life Expectancy and Lowest Infant Mortality Rate  (November 10, 1998)

bullet graphicAIDS falls from Top Ten Causes of Death; Teen Births, Infant Mortality, Homicide All Decline (October 7, 1998)

bullet graphicHealth In America Tied to Income and Education (July 30, 1998)

bullet graphicNew Report on Declining Cancer Incidence and Death Rates; Report Shows Progress in Controlling Cancer (March 12, 1998)

bullet graphicVital Statistics Report Shows Significant Gain in Health (September 11, 1997)

bullet graphicReport on Nation's Health Documents Toll of Injuries in U.S. (July 24, 1997)

bullet graphic1995 Final Mortality Statistics Released (June 12, 1997)

bullet graphicAtlas Reveals New Mortality Patterns for the United States (April 14, 1997)

bullet graphicVital Statistics Report Shows Broad Gains in the Nation's Health (October 4, 1996)

bullet graphicHHS Issues Annual "Health, United States" Report, with Special Profile of Women's Health (June 18, 1996)

bullet graphicAdvance Report of Final Mortality Statistics, United States: 1993 (February 29, 1996)

bullet graphicMortality Trends for Alzheimer's Disease (February 29, 1996)

bullet graphicNational Data Show Drop in Homicide and Increase in Youth Suicide (October 23, 1995)

bullet graphicU.S. Infant and General Mortality: Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities, (July 9, 1995)

bullet graphicAnnual Report on Nation's Health Shows Continued Disparities (June 22, 1995)

bullet graphicAdvance Report of Final Mortality Statistics (March 22, 1995) (Corrected and reprinted) 

National Health Objectives

bullet graphicHealthy People 2000 Review, 1995-96

bullet graphicHealthy People 2000 Review, 1994 (July 31, 1995)

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)

bullet graphicHHS Issues Report Charting Steady Gains in Americans' Health, Though Diabetes Remains Growing Concern (October 3, 2003)

bullet graphicHHS Issues Report Showing Dramatic Improvements in America's Health Over Past 50 Years--Infant Mortality at Record Low, Life Expectancy at Record High (September 12, 2002)

bullet graphicObesity Still on the Rise, New Data Show (October 8, 2002)

bullet graphicComprehensive Report on 2000 Growth Charts Available (May 13, 2002)

bullet graphicHHS Issues Report on Community Health in Rural, Urban Areas; Statistics Show Suburban Residents Fare Better in Many Key Health Indicators--Health, United States, 2001 With Urban and Rural Health Chartbook (September 10, 2001) 

bullet graphicMore American Children and Teens are Overweight--Prevalence of Overweight Among Children and Adolescents: United States, 1999 (March 12, 2001)

bullet graphicMammography on the Rise for Women Age 50 and Over--Health, United States, 2000 With Adolescent Health Chartbook. (July 26, 2000)

bullet graphicNew Pediatric Growth Charts Provide Tool To Ward Off Future Weight Problems--CDC Growth Charts: United States. (May 30, 2000)

bullet graphicNutrition Monitoring in the United States: The Directory of Federal and State Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Activities--Up-to-date Guide to Federal and State Nutrition Data and Research Activities (March 21, 2000)

bullet graphicAnnual Report on Nation's Health Spotlights Elderly Americans (October 13, 1999)

bullet graphicFolate and Vitamin B12 Blood Concentrations Vary by Race and Ethnicity; Supplement Users Have Higher Concentrations (March 26, 1999)

bullet graphicNew NHANES Survey Kicks Off (March 18, 1999)

bullet graphicNutrition Monitoring in the United States and Related Research Activities (October 23, 1998)

bullet graphicHealth In America Tied to Income and Education (July 30, 1998)

bullet graphicLatex Allergy Testing in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (January 28, 1998)

bullet graphicReport on Nation's Health Documents Toll of Injuries in U.S. (July 24, 1997)

bullet graphicMore Americans of all Ages are Overweight (March 6, 1997)

bullet graphicBlood Lead Levels Keep Dropping; New Guidelines Proposed for Those Most Vulnerable (February 20, 1997)

bullet graphicHHS Issues Annual "Health, United States" Report, with Special Profile of Women's Health (June 18, 1996)

bullet graphicExposure to Second-Hand Smoke Widespread (April 23, 1996)

bullet graphicAnnual Report on Nation's Health Shows Continued Disparities (June 22, 1995)

bullet graphicOverweight Teens Increase to 21 Percent
(November 10, 1994)

bullet graphicBlood Lead Levels in the U.S. Population
(July 26, 1994)

Obesity/Overweight

bullet graphicAmericans Slightly Taller, Much Heavier Than Four Decades Ago (October 27, 2004)

bullet graphicObesity Still on the Rise, New Data Show (Updated) (October 6, 2004)

bullet graphicHHS Issues Report Charting Steady Gains in Americans' Health, Though Diabetes Remains Growing Concern (October 3, 2003)

bullet graphicHHS Issues Report Showing Dramatic Improvements in America's Health Over Past 50 Years--Infant Mortality at Record Low, Life Expectancy at Record High (September 12, 2002)

bullet graphicObesity Still on the Rise, New Data Show (October 8, 2002)

bullet graphicComprehensive Report on 2000 Growth Charts Available (May 13, 2002)

bullet graphicHHS Issues Report on Community Health in Rural, Urban Areas; Statistics Show Suburban Residents Fare Better in Many Key Health Indicators--Health, United States, 2001 With Urban and Rural Health Chartbook (September 10, 2001) 

bullet graphicMore American Children and Teens are Overweight--Prevalence of Overweight Among Children and Adolescents: United States, 1999 (March 12, 2001)

bullet graphicMammography on the Rise for Women Age 50 and Over--Health, United States, 2000 With Adolescent Health Chartbook. (July 26, 2000)

bullet graphicNew Pediatric Growth Charts Provide Tool To Ward Off Future Weight Problems--CDC Growth Charts: United States. (May 30, 2000)

bullet graphicAnnual Report on Nation's Health Spotlights Elderly Americans (October 13, 1999)

bullet graphicHealth In America Tied to Income and Education (July 30, 1998)

bullet graphicReport on Nation's Health Documents Toll of Injuries in U.S. (July 24, 1997)

bullet graphicMore Americans of all Ages are Overweight (March 6, 1997)

bullet graphicHHS Issues Annual "Health, United States" Report, with Special Profile of Women's Health (June 18, 1996)

bullet graphicAnnual Report on Nation's Health Shows Continued Disparities (June 22, 1995)

bullet graphicOverweight Teens Increase to 21 Percent
(November 10, 1994)

Physical Activity/Exercise

bullet graphicHHS Issues New Report on Americans' overall Physical Activity Levels--One in Five Adults Engage in High Level of Activity, But One in Four are Largely Inactive (May 14, 2003)

bullet graphicHHS Report Shows 7 in 10 Adults are Not Active Regularly
Leisure-Time Physical Activity Among Adults: United States, 1997–98 (Released April 7, 2002)

Reproductive Health

bullet graphicTeen Birth Rate Continues to Decline; African-American Teens Show Sharpest Drop--Final 2002 United States Birth Data Now Available (December 17, 2003)

bullet graphicU.S. Pregnancy Rate Down from Peak; Births and Abortions on the Decline (October 31, 2003)

bullet graphicHHS Issues Report Charting Steady Gains in Americans' Health, Though Diabetes Remains Growing Concern (October 3, 2003)

bullet graphicNew Report Revises Birth and Fertility Rates for the 1990s Uses 2000 Census Population Estimates to Improve Accuracy (August 4, 2003)

bullet graphicU.S. Birth Rate Reaches Record Low--Births to Teens Continue 12-Year Decline; Cesarean Deliveries Reach All-Time High (July 25, 2003)

bullet graphicNew Birth Report Shows More Moms Get Prenatal Care--Births: Final Data for 2001 (December 18, 2002)

bullet graphicAmerican Women Are Waiting to Begin Families; Average Age at First Birth up More Than 3 Years From 1970 to 2000--Mean Age of Mother, 1970-2000 (December 11, 2002)

bullet graphicHHS Issues Report Showing Dramatic Improvements in America's Health Over Past 50 Years--Infant Mortality at Record Low, Life Expectancy at Record High (September 12, 2002)

bullet graphicHHS Report Shows Teen Birth Rate Falls  to New Record Low in 2001--Births: Preliminary Data for 2001 (June 6, 2002)

bullet graphicTeen Birth Rates Decline in all States During the 1990s (May 30, 2002)

bullet graphicComprehensive Report on 2000 Growth Charts Available  (May 13, 2002)

bullet graphicWomen Are Having More Children, New Report Shows Teen Births Continue to Decline--Births: Final Data for 2000 (February 12, 2002)

bullet graphicNew CDC Report Tracks Trends in Cesarean Births and VBACs during the 1990s (December 27, 2001)

bullet graphicNew CDC Report Tracks Trends in Teen Births from 1940-2000 (September 25, 2001)

bullet graphicHHS Issues Report on Community Health in Rural, Urban Areas; Statistics Show Suburban Residents Fare Better in Many Key Health Indicators--Health, United States, 2001 With Urban and Rural Health Chartbook (September 10, 2001)

bullet graphicSmoking During Pregnancy--Rates Drop Steadily in the 1990's, but among Teen Mothers Progress Has Stalled--Smoking during pregnancy in the 1990s (August 28, 2001) 

bullet graphicNew CDC Report Shows Teen Birth Rate Hits Record Low; U.S. Births Top 4 Million in 2000--Births: Preliminary Data for 2000 (July 24, 2001)

bullet graphicTeen Pregnancy Rate Reaches a Record Low in 1997--Trends in Pregnancy Rates for the United States, 1976-97; An Update (June 12, 2001)

bullet graphicHigher Order Multiple Births Drop for First Time in a Decade--Births: Final Data for 1999 (April 17, 2001)

bullet graphicNew Report Tracks Trends and Patterns in Nonmarital Births--50-year rise in births to unmarried women levels off during the 1990's (October 18, 2000)

bullet graphicNew CDC Birth Report Shows Teen Birth Rates Continue to Drop; Report Also Covers Key Aspects of Maternal and Infant Health--Births: Preliminary Data for 1999 (August 8, 2000)

bullet graphicMammography on the Rise for Women Age 50 and Over--Health, United States, 2000 With Adolescent Health Chartbook. (July 26, 2000)

bullet graphicState Data on Teen Births Now Available--Variations in Teenage Birth Rates, 1991-98:  National and State Trends (April 24, 2000)

bullet graphicBirths in the United States Increase for the First Time Since 1990--Births: Final Data for 1998. (March 28, 2000)

bullet graphicU.S. Pregnancy Rate Lowest in Two Decades--New Report Documents Trends in Births, Abortions, and Miscarriages (February 11, 2000)

bullet graphicU.S. Pregnancy Rate Lowest in Two Decades--New Report Documents Trends in Births, Abortions, and Miscarriages (December 15, 1999)

bullet graphicAttendant, Place, and Timing and Use of Obstetric Interventions of U.S. Births Change Over Past Decade (December 2, 1999)

bullet graphicAnnual Report on Nation's Health Spotlights Elderly Americans (October 13, 1999)

Multiple Birth Rate for Older Women is Sky Rocketing (September 14, 1999)

bullet graphicMaternal and Child Health Compared in U.S. and Russia (May 25, 1999)

bullet graphicTeen Birth Rate Down in All States Drives U.S. Birth Rate to Record Low (April 29, 1999)

bullet graphicFolate and Vitamin B12 Blood Concentrations Vary by Race and Ethnicity; Supplement Users Have Higher Concentrations (March 26, 1999)

bullet graphicTeens Less Likely to Have Second Baby (December 17, 1998)

bullet graphicSmoking Among Teen Mothers is on the Rise
(November 19, 1998)

bullet graphicUpdate on Risk Factors for Infant Mortality (August 27, 1998)

bullet graphicHealth In America Tied to Income and Education  (July 30, 1998)

bullet graphicLatest Birth Statistics for the Nation Released (June 30, 1998)

bullet graphicTeenage Births in the United States: State Trends, 1991-96, an Update (June 30, 1998)

bullet graphicReport Documents Three Decades of Surgical Sterilization Trends (June 26, 1998)

bullet graphicNew Study Shows Lower Mortality Rates for Infants Delivered By Certified Nurse Midwives (May 19, 1998)

bullet graphicTeen Birth Rates Down in All States (April 30, 1998)

bullet graphicNew Study Identifies Infants at Greatest Health Risk (February 26, 1998)

bullet graphicNew Study Profiles Hispanic Births in America (February 13, 1998)

bullet graphicTriplet Births: Trends and Outcomes, 1971-94 (November 13, 1997)

bullet graphicVital Statistics Report Shows Significant Gain in Health (September 11, 1997)

bullet graphicReport on Nation's Health Documents Toll of Injuries in U.S. (July 24, 1997)

bullet graphic1995 Birth Statistics Released (June 10, 1997)

bullet graphicNew Report Documents Trends in Childbearing, Reproductive Health (June 5, 1997)

bullet graphicMother's Educational Level Influences Birth Rate (April 24, 1997)

bullet graphicTeenage Birth Rates Down in a Majority of States  (December 19, 1996)

bullet graphicVital Statistics Report Shows Broad Gains in the Nation's Health (October 4, 1996)

bullet graphicTeen Births Drop For Third Straight Year (June 24, 1996)

bullet graphicHHS Issues Annual "Health, United States" Report, with Special Profile of Women's Health (June 18, 1996)

bullet graphicCDC Releases Natality and Teen Pregnancy Reports (September 21, 1995)

bullet graphicAnnual Report on Nation's Health Shows Continued Disparities (June 22, 1995)

bullet graphicBirths to Unmarried Mothers: United States (June 6, 1995)

bullet graphicBirth Characteristics for Asian or Pacific Islander Subgroups (May 11, 1995)

bullet graphicAdvance Report of Final Natality Statistics
(October 25, 1994)

Releases in Espanol

bullet graphicHoja Informativa  (Fact Sheet in Spanish)

bullet graphicHoja Informativa (Fact Sheet in Spanish)

Statistical Methodology

bullet graphicNew Report Shows Link between Community Environment and Women's Health (April 22, 2003)

bullet graphicKey Health Measures Tracked in National Survey (September 20, 2001)

bullet graphicInternational Classification of Diseases-
10th Revision
(ICD-10)
(
May 17, 2001)
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bullet graphicYear 2000 Population Standard for Age-Adjusting Death Rates in the United States (May 17, /2001)
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bullet graphicReporting of Marriage and Divorce Statistics

Teen Health

bullet graphicTeen Birth Rate Continues to Decline; African-American Teens Show Sharpest Drop--Final 2002 United States Birth Data Now Available (December 17, 2003)

bullet graphicU.S. Pregnancy Rate Down from Peak; Births and Abortions on the Decline  (October 31, 2003)

bullet graphicU.S. Birth Rate Reaches Record Low--Births to Teens Continue 12-Year Decline; Cesarean Deliveries Reach All-Time High (July 25, 2003)

bullet graphicNew Birth Report Shows More Moms Get Prenatal Care--Births: Final Data for 2001 (December 18, 2002)

bullet graphicObesity Still on the Rise, New Data Show (October 8, 2002)

bullet graphicHHS Report Shows Teen Birth Rate Falls  to New Record Low in 2001--Births: Preliminary Data for 2001 (June 6, 2002)

bullet graphicTeen Birth Rates Decline in all States During the 1990s (May 30, 2002)

bullet graphicNew CDC Report Tracks Trends in Teen Births from 1940-2000 (September 25, 2001)

bullet graphicSmoking During Pregnancy--Rates Drop Steadily in the 1990's, but among Teen Mothers Progress Has Stalled--Smoking during pregnancy in the 1990s (August 28, 2001) 

bullet graphicNew CDC Report Shows Teen Birth Rate Hits Record Low; U.S. Births Top 4 Million in 2000--Births: Preliminary Data for 2000 (July 24, 2001)

bullet graphicVisits to the Emergency Department Exceed 100 Million in 1999; Fewer Young People Require Emergency Treatment for Injuries--National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 1999 Emergency Department Summary (June 25, 2001)

bullet graphicTeen Pregnancy Rate Reaches a Record Low in 1997--Trends in Pregnancy Rates for the United States, 1976-97; An Update (June 12, 2001)

bullet graphicMore American Children and Teens are Overweight--Prevalence of Overweight Among Children and Adolescents: United States, 1999 (March 12, 2001)

bullet graphicNew Report Tracks Trends and Patterns in Nonmarital Births--50-year rise in births to unmarried women levels off during the 1990's (October 18, 2000)

bullet graphicNew CDC Birth Report Shows Teen Birth Rates Continue to Drop; Report Also Covers Key Aspects of Maternal and Infant Health--Births: Preliminary Data for 1999  (August 8, 2000)

bullet graphicNew Pediatric Growth Charts Provide Tool To Ward Off Future Weight Problems--CDC Growth Charts: United States. (May 30, 2000)

bullet graphicState Data on Teen Births Now Available--Variations in Teenage Birth Rates, 1991-98:  National and State Trends (April 24, 2000)

bullet graphicBirths in the United States Increase for the First Time Since 1990--Births: Final Data for 1998. (March 28, 2000)

bullet graphicU.S. Pregnancy Rate Lowest in Two Decades--New Report Documents Trends in Births, Abortions, and Miscarriages (February 11, 2000)

bullet graphicU.S. Pregnancy Rate Lowest in Two Decades--New Report Documents Trends in Births, Abortions, and Miscarriages (December 15, 1999)

bullet graphicAttendant, Place, and Timing and Use of Obstetric Interventions of U.S. Births Change Over Past Decade (December 2, 1999)

bullet graphicNew Guide to Help Local Communities Establish Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs (October 25, 1999)

bullet graphicAIDS Falls From Top Fifteen Causes of Death; Teen Births, Homicides Decline; But no Change in Infant Mortality (October 5, 1999)

bullet graphicTeen Birth Rate Down in All States Drives U.S. Birth Rate to Record Low (April 29, 1999)

bullet graphicTeens Less Likely to Have Second Baby (December 17, 1998)

bullet graphicSmoking Among Teen Mothers is on the Rise
(November 19, 1998)

bullet graphicTeenage Births in the United States: State Trends, 1991-96, an Update (June 30, 1998)

bullet graphicTeen Birth Rates Down in All States (April 30, 1998)

bullet graphicVital Statistics Report Shows Significant Gain in Health (September 11, 1997)

bullet graphic1995 Birth Statistics Released (June 10, 1997)

bullet graphicNew Report Documents Trends in Childbearing, Reproductive Health (June 5, 1997)

bullet graphicMother's Educational Level Influences Birth Rate (April 24, 1997)

bullet graphicTeenage Birth Rates Down in a Majority of States (December 19, 1996)

bullet graphicVital Statistics Report Shows Broad Gains in the Nation's Health (October 4, 1996)

bullet graphicTeen Births Drop For Third Straight Year (June 24, 1996)

bullet graphicCDC Releases Natality and Teen Pregnancy Reports (September 21, 1995)

bullet graphicBirths to Unmarried Mothers: United States (June 6, 1995)

bullet graphicAdvance Report of Final Natality Statistics
(October 25, 1994)

Violence

bullet graphicCDC Releases Latest Data on Emergency Department Visits (March 18, 2004)

bullet graphicU.S. Life Expectancy at All-Time High, But Infant Mortality Increases (February 11, 2004)

bullet graphicHHS Issues Report Charting Steady Gains in Americans' Health, Though Diabetes Remains Growing Concern (October 3, 2003)

bullet graphicNew Report Looks at Latest Mortality Trends (September 25, 2003)

bullet graphicMore Americans Seek  Medical Care in Hospital  Emergency Rooms--Injuries Cause One in Three Visits (June 4, 2003)

bullet graphicHHS Study Finds Life Expectancy in the U.S. Rose to 77.2 Years in 2001--Annual Mortality Report Also Includes New Category for Terrorism Homicide (March 14, 2003)

bullet graphicFinal 2000 Mortality Statistics Now Available (September 16, 2002)

bullet graphicHHS Issues Report Showing Dramatic Improvements in America's Health Over Past 50 Years--Infant Mortality at Record Low, Life Expectancy at Record High (September 12, 2002)

bullet graphicVisits to the Emergency Department Increase Nationwide--National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2000 Emergency Department Summary (April 22, 2002)

bullet graphicLife Expectancy Hits New High in 2000; Mortality Declines for Several Leading Causes of Death--Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2000 (October 10, 2001)

bullet graphicNew CDC Report on US  Mortality U.S. Mortality Patterns (September 25, 2001)

bullet graphicMortality Declines for Several Leading Causes of Death in 1999--Deaths: Preliminary Data for 1999 (June 26, 2001)

bullet graphicVisits to the Emergency Department Exceed 100 Million in 1999; Fewer Young People Require Emergency Treatment for Injuries--National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 1999 Emergency Department Summary (June 25, 2001)

bullet graphicGun Deaths Among Children and Teens Drop Sharply--Deaths: Final Data for 1998. (July 24, 2000)

bullet graphicNew Report Details Injuries in America--the place, type, and cause of 41 million injuries annually (June 20, 2000)

bullet graphicAnnual Report on Nation's Health Spotlights Elderly Americans (October 13, 1999)

bullet graphicAIDS Falls From Top Fifteen Causes of Death; Teen Births, Homicides Decline; But no Change in Infant Mortality (October 5, 1999)

bullet graphicLatest Final Mortality Statistics Available (June 30, 1999)

bullet graphicFinal Mortality Data for 1996 Sets New Records Highest Life Expectancy and Lowest Infant Mortality Rate  (November 10, 1998)

bullet graphicAIDS falls from Top Ten Causes of Death; Teen Births, Infant Mortality, Homicide All Decline (October 7, 1998)

bullet graphicInjury Mortality Varies by Country (October 5, 1998)

bullet graphicInjury Visits to Hospital Emergency Departments (March 3, 1998)

bullet graphicVital Statistics Report Shows Significant Gain in Health (September 11, 1997)

bullet graphicReport on Nation's Health Documents Toll of Injuries in U.S. (July 24, 1997)

bullet graphicFederal Government Issues Key Report on Well-Being of Nation's Children (July 2, 1997)

bullet graphic1995 Final Mortality Statistics Released (June 12, 1997)

bullet graphicAtlas Reveals New Mortality Patterns for the United States (April 14, 1997)

bullet graphicVital Statistics Report Shows Broad Gains in the Nation's Health (October 4, 1996)

bullet graphicHealthy People 2000 Review, 1995-96

bullet graphicHHS Issues Annual "Health, United States" Report, with Special Profile of Women's Health (June 18, 1996)

bullet graphicAdvance Report of Final Mortality Statistics, United States: 1993 (February 29, 1996)

bullet graphicNational Data Show Drop in Homicide and Increase in Youth Suicide (October 23, 1995)

bullet graphicMany Teens Engage in Risk-Taking Behaviors That Can Lead to Chronic Disease, Injury, or Death (July 11, 1995)

bullet graphicAnnual Report on Nation's Health Shows Continued Disparities (June 22, 1995)

bullet graphicAdvance Report of Final Mortality Statistics (March 22, 1995) (Corrected and reprinted) 

bullet graphicInjury-Related Visits to Hospital Emergency Departments: United States (February 1, 1995)

Women's Health

bullet graphicNew Report Maps Women's Health in the United States Shows Patterns by State for Key Indicators (September 1, 2004)

CDC Releases Latest Data on Emergency Department Visits (March 18, 2004)

bullet graphicNew Report Examines Americans' Health Behaviors (February 25, 2004)

bullet graphicU.S. Life Expectancy at All-Time High, But Infant Mortality Increases (February 11, 2004)

bullet graphicHHS Issues Report Charting Steady Gains in Americans' Health, Though Diabetes Remains Growing Concern (October 3, 2003)

bullet graphicNew Report Looks at Latest Mortality Trends (September 25, 2003)

bullet graphicNew Report Shows Link between Community Environment and Women's Health (April 22, 2003)

bullet graphicHHS Study Finds Life Expectancy in the U.S. Rose to 77.2 Years in 2001--Annual Mortality Report Also Includes New Category for Terrorism Homicide (March 14, 2003)

bullet graphicAmerican Women Are Waiting to Begin Families; Average Age at First Birth up More Than 3 Years From 1970 to 2000--Mean Age of Mother, 1970-2000 (December 11, 2002)

bullet graphicFinal 2000 Mortality Statistics Now Available (September 16, 2002)

bullet graphicHHS Issues Report Showing Dramatic Improvements in America's Health Over Past 50 Years--Infant Mortality at Record Low, Life Expectancy at Record High (September 12, 2002)

bullet graphicNew Report Sheds Light on Trends and Patterns in Marriage, Divorce, and Cohabitation (July 24, 2002)

bullet graphicVisits to the Emergency Department Increase Nationwide--National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2000 Emergency Department Summary (April 22, 2002)

bullet graphicWomen Are Having More Children, New Report Shows Teen Births Continue to Decline--Births: Final Data for 2000 (February 12, 2002)

bullet graphicLife Expectancy Hits New High in 2000; Mortality Declines for Several Leading Causes of Death--Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2000 (October 10, 2001)

bullet graphicNew CDC Report on US  Mortality U.S. Mortality Patterns September 25, 2001)

bullet graphicNew Study Profiles Women's Use of Health Care; Women more likely than men to visit the doctor, more likely to have annual exams--Utilization of Ambulatory Medical Care by Women: United States, 1997-98 (July 25, 2001)

bullet graphicMortality Declines for Several Leading Causes of Death in 1999--Deaths: Preliminary Data for 1999 (June 26, 2001)

bullet graphicVisits to the Emergency Department Exceed 100 Million in 1999; Fewer Young People Require Emergency Treatment for Injuries--National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 1999 Emergency Department Summary (June 25, 2001)

bullet graphicMammography on the Rise for Women Age 50 and Over--Health, United States, 2000 With Adolescent Health Chartbook. (July 26, 2000)

bullet graphicGun Deaths Among Children and Teens Drop Sharply--Deaths: Final Data for 1998. (July 24, 2000)

bullet graphicNew Report Details Injuries in America--the place, type, and cause of 41 million injuries annually (June 20, 2000)

bullet graphicAnnual Report on Nation's Health Spotlights Elderly Americans (October 13, 1999)

bullet graphicAIDS Falls From Top Fifteen Causes of Death; Teen Births, Homicides Decline; But no Change in Infant Mortality (October 5, 1999)

bullet graphicLatest Final Mortality Statistics Available (June 30, 1999)

bullet graphicMaternal and Child Health Compared in U.S. and Russia (May 25, 1999)

bullet graphicFolate and Vitamin B12 Blood Concentrations Vary by Race and Ethnicity; Supplement Users Have Higher Concentrations (March 26, 1999)

bullet graphicFinal Mortality Data for 1996 Sets New Records Highest Life Expectancy and Lowest Infant Mortality Rate (November 10, 1998)

bullet graphicAIDS falls from Top Ten Causes of Death; Teen Births, Infant Mortality, Homicide All Decline (October 7, 1998)

bullet graphicHHS Issues First Comprehensive Survey of Working Women's Health (February 10, 1998)

bullet graphicVital Statistics Report Shows Significant Gain in Health (September 11, 1997)

bullet graphicReport on Nation's Health Documents Toll of Injuries in U.S. (July 24, 1997)

bullet graphic1995 Final Mortality Statistics Released (June 12, 1997)

bullet graphicMother's Educational Level Influences Birth Rate (April 24, 1997)

bullet graphicAtlas Reveals New Mortality Patterns for the United States (April 14, 1997)

bullet graphicVital Statistics Report Shows Broad Gains in the Nation's Health (October 4, 1996)

bullet graphicHealthy People 2000 Review, 1995-96

bullet graphicHHS Issues Annual "Health, United States" Report, with Special Profile of Women's Health (June 18, 1996)

bullet graphicAdvance Report of Final Mortality Statistics, United States: 1993 (February 29, 1996)

bullet graphicNational Data Show Drop in Homicide and Increase in Youth Suicide (October 23, 1995)

bullet graphicAnnual Report on Nation's Health Shows Continued Disparities (June 22, 1995)

bullet graphicAdvance Report of Final Mortality Statistics (March 22, 1995) (Corrected and reprinted) 

bullet graphicHealth Insurance and Cancer Screening Among Women (August 3, 1994)

 

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